Energy utilization as a research area investigates the quantitative conversion, distribution, and consumption of energy within technical, biological, or socioeconomic systems, with emphasis on efficiency, losses, and optimization under thermodynamic and engineering constraints. It encompasses analytical and experimental methods to characterize energy flows, exergy destruction, and performance metrics across processes such as industrial manufacturing, transportation, buildings, and energy conversion technologies. Research typically integrates modeling, measurement, and control strategies to minimize primary energy input for a given service output, reduce waste heat and parasitic loads, and support system-level planning, often interfacing with energy systems analysis, demand-side management, and sustainability assessment.
How can thermoelectric generators (TEGs) help advance future lunar surface habitats? This is what a recent study published in Acta Astronautica hopes to address as a team of researchers from the Republic of Korea investigated ...
Space Exploration
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Generative artificial intelligence systems require a lot of energy, but many AI developers are hoping the technology can ultimately be a boon for the climate—possibly leading to a more efficient power grid, for instance.
Environment
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Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to climate change, even though it has ...
Environment
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A team of scientists from Korea and Japan has discovered a new type of crystal that can "breathe"—releasing and absorbing oxygen repeatedly at relatively low temperatures. This unique ability could transform the way we develop ...
Condensed Matter
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Researchers at Beijing University of Technology have developed a new type of acid-stable bimetallic phosphide-silver core-shell nanowire catalyst that significantly improves the efficiency of the hydrogen evolution reaction ...
Nanomaterials
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Building on their success developing a cleaner way to make valuable organic acids, researchers from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have pushed one product closer to commercialization ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Energy-efficient membrane technologies are essential for reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in industrial separations.
Nanomaterials
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A research team led by Prof. Guo Bin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has designed and optimized an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system specifically for recovering low-grade ...
Plasma Physics
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The reliable separation of some gases from others could be highly advantageous for a wide range of applications. For instance, it could help to produce hydrogen (H2) for fuel cells and chemical applications or to capture ...
RIKEN physicists have found a magnetic material that converts heat into electricity with high efficiency, making it promising for use in energy-harvesting devices. The work is published in the journal Nature Communications.
Condensed Matter
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